Osteotomy
VIDEO: Osteotomy with patient-specific instrumentation may improve correction accuracy
BOSTON — In this video from the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Michael J. Alaia, MD, FAAOS, discussed how osteotomy with patient-specific instrumentation can improve correction accuracy without increasing costs.
VIDEO: ‘Resurgence’ in osteotomy for treating knee instability, malalignment, ACL failure
BOSTON — In this video from the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Michael J. Alaia, MD, FAAOS, discussed the resurgence of osteotomy to correct knee instability, malalignment and ACL surgery failure.
VIDEO: Hip preservation surgery with or without osteotomy showed high return to sport rate
BOSTON — In this video from the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Jacob L. Henrichsen, MD, discussed hip preservation surgery with or without osteotomy for young patients looking to return to sport.
Young woman with proximal tibia fracture, nonunion after tibial tubercle osteotomy
A 23-year-old female, former collegiate cheerleader with a history of right patellar instability presented to the ED with acute onset of sharp, severe pain in her right knee after feeling a pop when attempting to do a jump-squat.
Patient with stiff knee 1 decade after TKA
A 69-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of left knee pain. She had a total knee arthroplasty performed 13 years ago and subsequently underwent a one-stage revision surgery for infection 2 years later.
New mother with hip pain
A 22-year-old woman presented to the orthopedic clinic with worsening left hip pain, fatigue and inability to keep up with her 2-year-old child.
Is a patient with major ankle deformity amenable to successful total ankle arthroplasty?
Total ankle arthroplasty has advanced significantly during the last decade and continues to progress as our understanding of ankle kinematics improves.
Ankle replacement: A new gold standard for arthritis
Perceived by patients to cause the same extent of impairment as congestive heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, ankle arthritis affects about 1% of the United States population and mostly occurs from post-traumatic ankle injuries.
Best treatment unknown for primary patellar dislocation
A common injury seen in orthopedic surgery, patellar dislocation accounts for about 2% to 3% of knee injuries and is the second most traumatic knee injury after ACL tears in the adolescent and young adult population.